# List of Northern Iowa Panthers in the NFL draft

This is a list of Northern Iowa Panthers football players in the NFL draft.

## Key

| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 1966 | 5 | 10 | 74 | Randy Schultz | Cleveland Browns | RB |
| 1966 | 18 | 1 | 261 | Doug Korver | Atlanta Falcons | C |
| 1968 | 17 | 23 | 458 | Roy Pederson | Baltimore Colts | LB |
| 1976 | 10 | 24 | 289 | Bill Salmon | Minnesota Vikings | QB |
| 1976 | 16 | 9 | 440 | Mike Timmermans | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1982 | 11 | 17 | 296 | Steve Sandon | New England Patriots | QB |
| 1990 | 6 | 22 | 159 | Bryce Paup | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1991 | 3 | 2 | 57 | James Jones | Cleveland Browns | DT |
| 1993 | 5 | 17 | 129 | Kenny Shedd | New York Jets | WR |
| 1997 | 3 | 28 | 88 | Dedric Ward | New York Jets | WR |
| 1999 | 5 | 4 | 137 | Tyree Talton | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 2000 | 2 | 29 | 60 | Brad Meester | Jacksonville Jaguars | C |
| 2001 | 5 | 28 | 159 | Eddie Berlin | Tennessee Titans | WR |
| 2002 | 5 | 34 | 169 | Ryan Hannam | Seattle Seahawks | TE |
| 2008 | 3 | 33 | 96 | Chad Rinehart | Washington Redskins | G |
| 2008 | 7 | 18 | 225 | Brandon Keith | Arizona Cardinals | T |
| 2015 | 3 | 22 | 86 | David Johnson | Arizona Cardinals | RB |
| 2016 | 4 | 29 | 127 | Deiondre' Hall | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 2018 | 5 | 23 | 159 | Daurice Fountain | Indianapolis Colts | WR |
| 2021 | 3 | 29 | 93 | Spencer Brown | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 2021 | 4 | 11 | 115 | Elerson Smith | New York Giants | LB |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Trevor Penning | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 199 | Khristian Boyd | New Orleans Saints | DT |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1936
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
| 1960 | Dennis Remmert | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1981 | Steve Wright | T | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1986 | Troy Thomas | T | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1987 | Steve Harris | RB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1987 | Ken Knapczyk | WR | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1987 | Larry Miller | QB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1987 | Frank Ori | G | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1987 | Kevin Webster | G | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1990 | Joe Fuller | DB | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1993 | Willie Beamon | DB | New York Giants | — |
| 1994 | Kurt Warner | QB | Green Bay Packers | Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl champion (XXXIV) |
| 2000 | Mike Furrey | WR | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2001 | Ryan Helming | QB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 2002 | Jake Soliday | WR | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2003 | Derrick Frost | P | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2004 | Benny Sapp | S | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 2005 | Andy Thorn | TE | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2010 | Austin Howard | T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2011 | Ryan Mahaffey | FB | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2012 | L. J. Fort | LB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2015 | Xavier Williams | DT | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2016 | Makinton Dorleant | CB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2022 | Isaiah Weston | WR | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2023 | Benny Sapp III | SS | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2024 | Demarcus Governor | CB | Las Vegas Raiders | — |
| 2024 | Sam Schnee | WR | Tennessee Titans | — |